- Date
- July 1, 1970
- Place
- Woodbridge, VA · WOODBRIDGE, VA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5310Bensen B-8M
- Status
- Completed · report February 4, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 126620
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0937 70/7/1 WOODBRIDGE,VA BENSEN B-8M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1502 TIME - 1430 N5310 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODBRIDGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WOODBRIDGE,VA WOODBRIDGE,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED REMARKS- FLT PHASE UNK.PLT SUFFERED AMNESIA.ENG CKD OK.ROTOR BLADES NOT BENSEN DESIGN.1ST FLT AFT RECERT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5310
- Reported as
- Bensen B-8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Woodbridge
N5310Registration cancelled Feb 27, 2012 · Bensen B-8MAirframe modelBensen B-8MEngine modelMcculloch 4318A&E/0-100
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